The Northeast Jones Tigers basketball team (Laurel, MS), was nudged 62-58 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Laurel Golden Tornadoes (Laurel, MS)

The Golden Tornadoes now sport a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Heidelberg for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 8. Laurel will battle a Oilers team coming off a 74-46 non-league win over Taylorsville (Taylorsville, MS). The Oilers record now stands at 6-5.

The Tigers (1-4) will now prepare for their battle against Forrest County Agricultural (Brooklyn, MS). The Aggies come into the non-league battle with a 4-1 record. In their last battle, Forrest County Agricultural edged St. Martin (Ocean Springs, MS), 48-28, in a non-league battle.